When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

Bitini Ndiyanabo Kanane has been the customary chief of the Mudja community near Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001, having ascended to power through family heritage ...

There are two subspecies of lion, the nominate Panthera leo leo found in Asia and West and Central Africa, and Panthera leo melanochaita, which is found in eastern and southern Africa.

The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), once widespread across West Asia and northern India, faced near extinction by the early 20th century due to hunting and habitat loss.

According to the assessment, the lion has been classified as ‘Largely Depleted’, which, alongside its ‘Vulnerable’ status on the IUCN Red List, does not bode well for the animal.

Human activities have caused the global decline of large carnivore populations, as habitat loss and land conversion reduce the space available for these species. The situation is especially acute at ...

A lioness with her cub at Gir National Park. PTI And now, in a new reality check, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released its first Green Status assessment for the lion ...

While the sub-species Panthera leo melanochaita in southern and eastern Africa fares relatively well, the Northern Lion (Panthera leo leo) in West and Central Africa faces a dire situation, listed ...

Two lion siblings have set a new record for long-distance swimming, paddling across a treacherous stretch of river infested with crocodiles and hippos, on an epic adventure to find female mates.

In Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda there is a pair of lion (Panthera leo) brothers named Jacob and Tibu. The pair are already known to researchers because of 10-year-old Jacob’s incredible ...